Thar (English Channel)

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Thar
The river at Jullouville

The river at Jullouville

Data
Water code FR :  I77-0400
location France , Normandy region
River system Thar
source on the municipal boundary of La Mouche and Le Tanu
48 ° 47 ′ 39 ″  N , 1 ° 20 ′ 6 ″  W
Source height approx.  100  m
muzzle south of Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in the English Channel Coordinates: 48 ° 48 ′ 18 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 13 ″  W 48 ° 48 ′ 18 ″  N , 1 ° 34 ′ 13 ″  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 100 m
Bottom slope approx. 4 ‰
length 25 km
Catchment area 85 km²
Left tributaries Allemagne
Flowing lakes Mare de Bouillon

The Thar is a coastal river in France that runs in the Manche department in the Normandy region . It rises near the hamlet of Noirpalu , on the municipal boundary of La Mouche and Le Tanu , generally drains in a westerly direction, makes a hook to the north just before its mouth, and after 25 kilometers it flows just south of Saint-Pair-sur-Mer in the Gulf of Saint Malo in the English Channel .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Thar at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 1, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.